REAL INTERNET CHINESE
cabbage price
dirt cheap, priced like the humblest vegetable in the market
- Who can you say it to?
- Safe with anyone Fine at work, fine with your partner's parents.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Say it when flights drop to nothing in the off season or a store clears stock for almost free. Delighted, slightly disbelieving. Works everywhere from wet markets to group chats.
Hear it in the wild
Dànjì jīpiào jiǎnzhí shì báicài jià.
Off season flights are practically cabbage priced.
Qīngcāng dà shuǎimài, quán shì báicài jià!
Clearance sale, everything dirt cheap!
Quick answers
What does 白菜价 mean?
dirt cheap, priced like the humblest vegetable in the market
When do people say 白菜价?
Say it when flights drop to nothing in the off season or a store clears stock for almost free. Delighted, slightly disbelieving. Works everywhere from wet markets to group chats.
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